Russell Yarn (n): Yarn that is inadvertantly and undesirably interwoven with Jack Russell hair. The only kind I know how to knit with.

January 04, 2009

On My Back Again, Naturally...

I seem to have a knack for getting hurt or getting sick the day before I'm supposed to return to work after a vacation. I swear, it's not some subconscious way of trying to squeeze out a couple of extra days off, but I'm willing to bet my boss is getting somewhat suspicious.

Yesterday, JP and I helped his family move his grandmother's furniture (she passed away just before Christmas) out of her apartment. Good news: that job is done; we have some lovely new furniture; and I even managed to NOT throw my back out during all the pushing and lifting and hauling. Yay! Bad news: after I got home and was relaxing on the bed, the Russells heard a leaf blow by or something and went berserk. I naturally bounced out of bed to throw anvils or horseshoes or whatever was at hand, and threw out my back.

Badly.

Figures, huh? I finally got my sacroiliac popped back into place around 2pm today (yes, I've done this so many times that I can actually pop it back into place myself after a few painkillers), but my house-cleaning and re-organizing plans have been put on the back burner. Sigh.

How about some good stuff?

While at my parents' over Christmas, I stumbled upon Ophelia Miller while investigating Artfire for my mom (btw, verdict on Artfire is that it's good, I like it, but it's still pretty buggy). I fell in love with this item:

I LOVE wristlets, I love forcing myself to streamline and fit everything into a wristlet instead of a purse, but I never have time to make them for myself. Plus, as I told a completely sympatheticMarj a while back...having Julip Bags is kinda like working in a chocolate factory. People ask me all the time how I can stand to sell my bags instead of keeping them all. Well, just like working in a chocolate factory...you get inured to them after a while. Plus, it's such a treat to have something lovely in fabric I adore that someone ELSE made for me! She has an Etsy shop too, and I highly recommend a look-see.

Knitting: I have (slowly) been working on this for Lily:

It's Presto Chango by Valerie Wallis, and it may be (so far) my new favorite baby sweater pattern. The front is a removable (button-on) panel that can be interchanged with others, knit in different colors, patterns, etc. Definitely check out of some the creative panels Rav users have come up with in the gallery. This is a great stash-buster pattern too.

Finally...there's some new and exciting stuff coming down the road for Julip Bags. The first involves found-item sparklies like these:

The second involves something I've wanted to do for a very long time...collaboration with another artist in the fiber world. It's something that's just at the talking stage now, but I really hope it comes to fruition...and if it does, trust me, you'll hear about it here!

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I think there is some kinda of limerick about girls on their backs...ahh, kidding aside, nothing stinks like back pain! I love a good wristlet and looking forward to seeing more of your creations! By the way, that flower in the pic above - it belongs in my grandmothers jewerly box - no lie - she had those same earings!